{"id":2854,"date":"2024-03-05T15:39:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:39:04","slug":"a-bought-13-shirts-of-50-each-15-sweaters-of-60-each-and-12-ties-of-65-each-his-average-expenditure-per-article-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-bought-13-shirts-of-50-each-15-sweaters-of-60-each-and-12-ties-of-65-each-his-average-expenditure-per-article-was\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A&#8217; bought 13 shirts of ` 50 each, 15 sweaters of ` 60 each and 12 ties of ` 65 each. 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